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Statesman Journal

The Portland Winterhawks got three goals in a span of just more than six minutes in the third period Wednesday as they defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 4-2 to wrap up round-robin play in the Memorial Cup tournament at the Credit Union Centre.

With the win, the Western Hockey League champions advanced to Friday's semifinal at 5 p.m. Portland will face the winner of a tie-break game today between Saskatoon and the London Knights.

After a closely contested first two periods - which ended in a 1-1 tie - the Winterhawks broke the game open as Chase De Leo, Brendan Leipsic and Ty Rattie each scored to ...